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Sydney 20-year-old Eloise Harpas, who works as a dancer and is performing in a Coyote Ugly show at the festival, said she was willing to change careers to move.

"I'm all for moving out into the country. I love it out here, it's so peaceful. I couldn't do what I wanted to do here but I could look into other fields. I think this would be a lovely place to live," she said.

Sydney-based x-ray technician, Ruth Keneally, 27, was visiting Tamworth for the first time and said she would consider leaving the city.

"After seeing what this town has to offer, it opens your mind to it," Ms Keneally said.

Local plumber Damien Waugh encouraged people to come and live in the regional town and said there was "plenty of work" available.